Another dry and mainly overcast day with a west breeze
South shore
Ian Walker did a thorough check of the Mediterranean gulls 23 minimum, including 12 juveniles and 2 x 2nd calendar year. Likely an additional 2 birds on Red Nab, but they could have flown from the feeding area so not included in the count.
Two of the adults were colour ringed, one white and one yellow, unfortunately feeding at the seaward end of the beach by the old wooden jetty.
Rock Pipit 1 on Red Nab
I walked from the saltmarsh then along the sea wall 09:00 - 10:30 (Malcolm)
Wheatear 1 near the slipway
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| Wheatear |
Both the Wheatear and a Pied Wagtail were more interested in preening than me.
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| This adult Mediterranean gull tends to feed near the sea wall near to the edge of No.1 outfall |
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| This is the white ringed bird, it had moved higher up the beach and revealed itself to be the Dutch bird seen yesterday. Its only sighting since leaving last year was at Brockholes Nature Reserve 24/06/25 The yellow ringed bird had already moved on. |
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| An adult with two juvenile Mediterranean gulls, plus a juvenile Black-Headed gull stretching its wings |
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| These are resting Black-Headed gulls in the middle of the feeding beach by the wooden jetty. The reason most of the Meds were at the seaward end is that there are no Sandmason worms tubes exposed closer in at the moment |
In the Nature Park
Gatekeeper 3
Meadow Brown 4
Large White 3
Small White 3
Red Admiral 6
Speckled Wood 3
Common Blue 5
Not bad considering that the sun was behind the clouds
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| Meadow Brown |
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| Large White and a Red Admiral |
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| Common Blue |
